There’s a “strong possibility” of significant changes to the Falcons’ coaching staff this offseason, according to Tom Pelissero of NFL.com (on Twitter). This includes potential changes at offensive and defensive coordinator, which could put Steve Sarkisian and Marquand Manuel out of work. 
As Pelissero notes, head coach Dan Quinn‘s background is in defense and he exercises a great degree control on that side of the ball. The team’s hire at offensive coordinator will likely have a larger impact on the squad, which renders the OC choice as a more crucial decision than DC.
The next OC of the Falcons could be an old friend of Quinn’s. Former Seahawks OC Darrell Bevell could be a strong candidate for the job, Pelissero hears, particularly since Bevell spent time with Atlanta coaches in the spring.
Under Bevell’s command, the 2017 Seahawks finished roughly league-average on offense, ranking 15th in yards, 11th in points, and 14th in Football Outsiders’ DVOA, which measures efficiency. Bevell had been an offensive coordinator since 2006, spending five seasons with the Vikings before joining Seattle in 2011.
During his dozen seasons as an OC, Bevell’s units have finished as a top-10 DVOA offense five times. Despite his success, he’s widely blamed for Seattle’s controversial call at the end of Super Bowl XLIX, even though he might not have been the one who dialed up the play.
Despite a bevy of offensive weapons, the Falcons are 5-9 and will miss the playoffs for the first time since 2015. The dismissal of Sarkisian feels like an inevitability and Bevell could wind up as the man to replace him, even if Falcons fans are largely opposed.
That play at the end of the Super Bowl is still the worst in NFL history.
Master of the obvious
Sark wasn’t the OC during the Super Bowl, he was at Alabama. You’re probably thinking of the end of the divisional round against the Eagles last year which was awful. As if anybody believed Derrick Coleman split out by himself was a threat to catch the ball
Sark wasn’t the OC in the Super Bowl, he was at Alabama then. That play call was at the end of the divisional round last year against the Eagles
I thought it was the best!
Agreed, but a pass has to come somewhere in the series due to the clock and timeout situation. Bevell was also there for the 43-8 Super Bowl blowout of the Broncos. He’s not a bad OC imo, and I’m a Seahawks fan.
Thank god
maybe Kubiak to bring back the offense that was successful under Kyle Shanahan?
Agreed
Fight On!
Some interesting parallels between the Falcons and Panthers. Neither team has aged well and both will have to manage less than advantageous cap budgets next season.
If you are going to fire the OC and the Defensive Coordinator. Why stop there? What’s Dan Quinn bring to the table?
Beer is on ice for ya coach Sarkisian
Please sark is a man of taste we all know he’s reaching for that henny
Why dismiss Sarkisian when the offense isn’t the problem, it’s the defense? And at that, the defense sucks because everyone is injured. Not Manuel’s fault.